Art Buchwald Quotes

I'm never surprised by controversies that are whipped up in Washington.

So 38% think that Donald Trump's not qualified to be president. How many people thought that about Bill Clinton? Bill Clinton actually did the kind of things Trump is talking about.

Hillary Clinton's life has been filled with corruption but nobody cares.

Not everyone has the survival skills of William Jefferson Clinton.

Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago.

I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.

I did not have sexual relations with that woman–Miss Lewinsky.

Bill Clinton smoked Marijuana but he didn't inhale, he spent time with a woman but he didn't sleep with her, he received a draft notice but didn't read it. Why give him the White House; he won't use it.

A politician can never escape his past; he can transcend his past.

Donald Trump's more sophisticated defenders have long since mastered the art of pretending that the only thing that matters with his presidency is what it does, not what he says.

I didn't think this whole business with Director James Comey was handled well. So there are sort of day-to-day aspects of the operation that I think are really troublesome. And I know that there are a lot of people in the country who have lots of issues with decisions that Donald Trump has making on the domestic side.

I hate to tell you, but it's not always pretty up there on Capitol Hill and there have been other scandals as you know that have been more than simply naughty e-mails.

In politics practically everything you hear is scandal, and besides, the funny thing is that the things they are whispering ain't half has bad as the things they have been saying right out loud.

It's difficult to say there's something I dislike the most about Hillary Clinton. Frankly, in a weird way, she's had to eat a whole lot of excrement sandwiches in her life, and some days she's had mustard to put on them and some days not. Some days mayonnaise and some days just plain.

Lincoln, they used to talk about him almost as bad as they talk about me. So democracy has never been for the faint of heart.

Bush, as far as I'm concerned, is a war criminal. With Trump, we have no idea. Right now it's just a freak show.

Hillary Clinton's been around for 30 years. Why do these stories need to be told? It isn't all of this widely known?

A year ago, my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the supreme court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good old days.

What actually happened during the Clinton presidency? No one can remember anything about it except the bimbos, the lies, and the felonies

Take [the first female] president away from Hillary [Clinton], what's her story? What is fascinating? What's interesting about Hillary? Coughing fits? The lump in her throat that she has to cover with the Mao jacket? What's her story?

Let's face it: Bush is just dim.

Despite what The Wall Street Journal says, our awards are the best-kept secret in America, with the possible exception of what George W. Bush did in the '70s.

The people of Ohio are the people of America. The people of America are reflected in Ohio.Our message has to be big, and bold, and positive, and connect, not just with people's heads but also connect with their hearts. If we do it, we will beat Hillary Clinton, and we will run the White House, and we will strengthen and fix America.

The noble lord is the Rupert of debate.

I don't think it's fair, the way that the establishment is treating Donald Trump. I will be honest.